I've recently been diagnosed with Lyme disease after approx. 10 years of the doctor shuffle.
I'm aware that finding a doctor in Texas is difficult. I'm willing to travel the US to find a decent doctor.
I'm showing neurological symptoms and my eye sight is becoming a real problem.
Any help in a doctor referral that you could give would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
I sent you a name. You will be happy with this doctor.
Welcome to LymeNet! We will help you all we can.
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Welcome to Lymenet! PM sent for TX & MD.
You need to be evaluated and treated by a Lyme-literate doctor (LLMD). Non LLMDs have no clue about this horrible disease or its complex treatment!
A LLMD is one who has treated Lyme disease and the co-infections which come with it for many years and has gotten patients well. A good one will follow Dr. B's Guidelines, the "gold standard" for Lyme treatment.
When calling for an appointment, ask if they have any cancellations or a waiting list. Patients have been able to get in sooner by doing this.
Please read the following about LLMDs and Texas which was recently posted about TX:
"Texas is not a great place to find a good Lyme doctor. Texas threatens its Lyme doctors and gets them to move or stop practicing without notice.
Then, if they start up again a year or so later, they do it to them again. So, there really are few Lyme doctors there and no top notch ones.
Because of the sorry state of affairs in Texas, many folks from Texas are coming to the East Coast for testing and treatment for Lyme disease and it's co-infections.
At least half of all Lyme patients travel out of state for their care. The doc is the key to the diagnosis and for getting rid of this horrendous disease. I can't emphasize that enough-the doc is the key.
This is what I wrote to another Texan in Sept. Look at the following thread to see the discussion: